Riddle Wired

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Riddle Wired
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Developer: Sega CS1
Supporting companies: T's Music (audio)
Genre: Table
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP ▼ (Game Toshokan) 1991-08-28 SUBsub

Riddle Wired (リドルワイアード) is a quiz game for the Sega Mega Drive, released exclusively in Japan via the Sega Game Toshokan service. It was episodic, with questions getting refreshed twice a month. Only 1991-08 Volume 1 has been preserved.

Gameplay

Riddle Wired is a quiz game that can be played by one or two players simultaneously. The game is divided into multiple "battles" where the players are questioned by an opponent. When players correctly answer a question, the opponent loses a hit point. If a player guesses incorrectly or fails to answer before time runs out, the player loses a health point. The players win if the opponent's hit points are reduced to zero. The game ends if the player runs out of hit points but can be continued up to three times. Each player starts with three hit points, and opponents start with four hit points. Hit points are not restored after defeating an opponent but can be restored by winning items in the bonus rounds that occur between each battle.

Each question is multiple choice with four possible answers. and select an answer, and , , or chooses it. In two-player games, either player can answer. At the end of the battle, the game shows which percentage of questions were answered correctly by each player.

Items

A player has a chance of receiving a random item at the end of a battle for answering 75% or more of the questions correctly.

	Removes a wrong choice from each question. Lasts for the entire round.
	Causes time to drain more slowly during a question. Lasts for the entire round.
	Causes the opponent to lose 2 hit points from every question answered correctly. Lasts for an entire round.
	Causes the opponent to lose 2 hit points at the beginning of the round.
	Provides a shield that allows the player to answer 1 question wrong without losing a hit point.
	Provides a shield that allows the player to answer 2 questions wrong without losing a hit point.
	Revives the player one time after losing all hit points.
	Increases the maximum hit points by 1.

Battles

Each battle is against a different opponent and consists of two or three rounds (with the exception of the final battle, which is a final confrontation between the player and the opponent from the previous battle).

Battle 1

Rounds:

2

Battle 2

Rounds:

2

Battle 3

Rounds:

2

Battle 4

Rounds:

3

Battle 5

Rounds:

3

Battle 6

Rounds:

1

Bonus round

Bonus round

Between each battle, players play a bonus game where they press , , or to stop a spinner and win a bonus item.

Items

	Restores 1 hit point.
	Restores 2 hit points.
	Restores all hit points.
	Increases the maximum hit points by 1.
	Awards an extra credit.
	No bonus.

Production credits

• Program: S44424
• Design: Rew
• Sound: T's Music
• Director: Kakuka
• And Special Thanks: Mac-Orstin, Phenix-Rie, K.H., Chie-Sama, Toyo.Ozaki, Yoshibon, Noisy-Purple, Shin-U, Y.Y.Y., AM-R&D, Toy-R&D, CS-R&D
• クイズ問題制作・協力: パズラー編集部(世界文化社)

Source:

In-game credits

Gallery

Instructions

Magazine articles

Main article: Riddle Wired/Magazine articles.

Technical information

Main article: Riddle Wired/Technical information.